Blue Ray burners are still a little too pricey for me ($200 for LG
unit). Blanks are expensive too.
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
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John Hudson wrote:
> As a digital storage medium for photo images are re-writable Blue-Ray discs
> any more preferable than DVDs.
>
> If so, what are the advantages?
>
> I asked the question at the local Best Buy. The salesperson stated quite
> definitively that there were no such Blue Ray discs.
>
> The Sony Store in town has them in stock along with laptops with an onboard
> Blue-Ray disc burners.
>
> So much for Best Buy !
>
> jh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] HDDs & BU [was OT - new monitor setup]
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>> This ties into Fernando's cable discussion. Most Blue ray players don't
>> come with an HDMI cable which is required for high definition.
>> Depending on where you buy, a 6' HDMI cable can run $50 - $90. It's a
>> frickin' cable!
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>>
>> Sue Pearce wrote:
>>> I've noted DVD players at WalMart and Target with identical cases and
>>> front
>>> panel layouts. The brand names were different and the panels were subtly
>>> different, but who knows about the insides?
>>>
>>> Bill Pearce
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 11:55 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] HDDs & BU [was OT - new monitor setup]
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Think about that when shopping.
>>>> Yup. And how about Wal-Mart? Two absolutely identical packages of a
>>>> product--one in Wal-Mart and the other in some other retailer. Identical
>>>> products in every way except one. The UPC is different. Yup, they are
>>>> NOT
>>>> the same product. Wal-Mart insists that the supplier meet a price point
>>>> and
>>>> in order to do that the supplier provides a Wal-Mart version which has
>>>> been
>>>> cheepified somehow.
>>>>
>>>> It's amazing how much varience there is between packages of a particular
>>>> name-brand coffee there are from different stores. The ONLY visible
>>>> difference between the packages from the different stores is the UPC.
>>>> But
>>>> your nose and tastebuds can sure tell the difference. (not that the
>>>> Wal-Mart
>>>> version is bad, it's just not quite as good).
>>>>
>>>> I'm NOT bashing Wal-Mart, though. For the majority of stuff, it really
>>>> doesn't matter and for those who watch every penny, it does provide
>>>> value
>>>> for the dollar. But when buying that bag of namebrand coffee or some
>>>> other
>>>> item like it, just like Radio Shack, you're getting overruns and
>>>> sweepers.
>>>>
>>>> AG
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